Unrecognised stops (III) Nagorno Karabakh

Where are we going?!

We’re going to Nagorno-Karabakh, a country internationally recognised only by Abkhazia, Transnistria, South Ossetia and a handful of American States. This lack of recognition is not surprising: all cars have Armenian license plates, currency is the Armenian Dram and the Karabakh flag looks suspiciously like the Armenian tricolor coarsely abused with Tipp-Ex.

Even Armenia refrains from labeling Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent country. It means we can easily cross the unrecognised border and will receive our visa as a separate sticker. In Armenia, we search for petroglyphs high in the Caucasus and prepare for a ride aboard the longest cable car in the world.

Why would I want to go there?!

They call it Nagorno for a reason: the landscape of Nagorno-Karabakh is mountainous and with its forests and hot springs, it’s markedly different from the Armenian plateau. In addition to jingalov hats and monuments of a varying degree of subtlety, Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia boast a surplus of monasteries. Armenia presents itself as the first Christian country in the world, but in reality, the Armenian-Apostolic faith is an eclectic mix of Christianity and much older customs. During holidays like Vardavar, fertility goddess Astghik is worshiped and a 2000 year-old plane tree in Nagorno-Karabakh is decorated with claws and heads of sacrificed roosters.

departure

return

duration

participants

availability

October 11th, 2019

October 19th, 2019

9 days

4-8

yes

€1200p.p. (4-6 participants), €1150p.p. (7-8 participants)

Included

international flight Amsterdam – Vienna – Yerevan

transport in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

accommodation based on double room, including breakfast (except final morning

excursions and entrance fees

Not included

travel insurance

meals (unless stated otherwise)

personal expenses

visa Nagorno-Karabakh (approximately € 5)

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